NYC67D0170

NTSB accident investigation · Cessna 150 · Westford, CT · August 28, 1966

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
August 28, 1966
Place
Westford, CT · WESTFORD, CT
Injuries
1 uninjured
Damage
Substantial damage
Phase of flight
Taxi
Aircraft
N7169XCessna 150
Status
Completed · report October 3, 1966
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
122194

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2151  66/8/28    WESTFORD CONN       CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             STUDENT, AGE 24, 460
        TIME - 1345                    N7169X              PX-  0  0  0  PLEASURE/PERSONAL TRANSP  TOTAL HOURS, 40 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - WESTFORD LNDG STP
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLIDED WITH: OBJECT                                    TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
           GEAR COLLAPSED                                           TAXI: TO TAKEOFF
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - SELECTED UNSUITABLE TERRAIN
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - OVERLOAD FAILURE
        REMARKS- NOSE WHEEL STRUCK A ROCK DURING A FAST TAXIING TURN OFF THE RUNWAY.

Aircraft

Registration
N7169X
Reported as
Cessna 150
Category
Airplane
Engine
reciprocating
Damage
Substantial damage
Airport
Westford Lndg Stp

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.